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Laser-Guided Fungal Growth Turns Living Mycelium into Biological Art

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Researchers developed a laser-guided system that controls fungal mycelium growth using artificial intelligence and optical barriers. The project demonstrates how living fungi can be programmed into artistic patterns while revealing future opportunities in biofabrication, living materials, biotechnology, computational biology, and sustainable biological manufacturing.

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Fungi May Warn Neighboring Networks About Toxic Metal Pollution, Study Finds

Researchers found that fungal mycelial networks can transmit warning signals when exposed to toxic metal pollution. The discovery reveals coordinated communication across fungal colonies and may support future advances in environmental monitoring, ecosystem restoration, pollution detection, and fungal-based bioremediation technologies.

White mycelium threads growing through a lattice scaffold suspended in liquid nutrient solution — representing the mycoponics precision fungal cultivation system

Introduction to Mycoponics: How Hydroponics Is Converting Mycelium From Agriculture Into Process Engineering

Mycoponics replaces traditional soil-based substrates with ceramic scaffolds and circulating liquid nutrients, shifting fungal cultivation toward a precision bioprocess engineering model.

Barren contaminated industrial landscape with discolored gray-yellow soil and rusted industrial remnants under an overcast sky

Life in Mercury-Contaminated Soil: How Fungal and Bacterial Communities Adapt to Long-Term Heavy-Metal Pollution

A study in Scientific Reports examines microbial communities in mercury-contaminated soils at two U.S. industrial sites, finding that fungal communities persist more stably than bacteria under heavy-metal stress — with functional shifts toward survival-oriented gene expression and implications for bioremediation strategies.

Macro view of white fungal mycelium forming a delicate branching filament network in a translucent hydrogel matrix

Living Hydrogels: How Pure Mycelium Could Become the Next Biomedical Material

A 2025 JOM study shows that Marquandomyces marquandii mycelium can form multilayer hydrogels retaining 83% water — pointing toward a new generation of biologically grown soft materials for biomedical use.

Pink oyster mushroom mycelium growing on carrot processing side streams in a fermentation setting

Screening 106 Fungi: How Pleurotus djamor Converts Carrot Waste into Protein

Researchers screened 106 fungal strains to find that Pleurotus djamor can convert carrot-processing side streams into protein-rich mycelium—a promising ingredient for vegan burgers and sausages with strong sensory potential.

A rectangular mycelium-based insulation panel with organic cream-white texture, produced from fungal mycelium grown on hemp substrate

Grown to Insulate: How Fungal Mycelium Could Redesign Sustainable Buildings

Fungal mycelium grown on hemp shiv can produce effective insulation materials with thermal conductivity below standard thresholds. A 2026 study tested 17 species and found physical structure — not species chemistry — is the key performance driver.

Pink oyster mushroom Pleurotus djamor growing in clusters on organic substrate in warm natural light

From Carrot Waste to Fungal Protein: How Mycelium Could Feed the Future

Carrot-processing waste can feed fungi — and fungi can become protein. A new study shows how Pleurotus djamor grown on industrial side streams produces biomass that outperforms conventional plant proteins in vegan food applications.

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The Fungal Future: How Mycelium Is Quietly Rewriting Sustainable Biotechnology

Beneath forests, mycelium quietly builds and transforms matter. Now, it is reshaping industries by turning growth itself into a sustainable manufacturing strategy.

Environmentally friendly food packaging boxes made from fungi

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University of Maine Researchers Develop Fungi-Based Alternative to Conventional Food Packaging

Researchers at the University of Maine are developing fungi-based food packaging made from mycelium and agricultural waste. The biodegradable material offers a sustainable alternative to plastic, aiming to reduce environmental waste and carbon emissions. Ongoing research focuses on improving durability, scalability, and compliance with food safety standards.

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